Announcement
11 Apr 2023
In April 2023, the government of Canada announced additional sanctions on Russian and Belarusian companies in response to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
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0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
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Implementation date
11 Apr 2023
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Announced: 11 Apr 2023
Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments
In force
On 11 April 2023, the Prime Minister of Canada announced additional sanctions on over 30 Russian commercial enterprises in response to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions entered in...
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Announced: 17 Jun 2025
Canada: Sanctions on various firms and vessels under the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (June 2025)
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Canada: Restrictions on trade with Russia and sanctions against the Russian quantum sector (June 2025)
Announced: 21 Feb 2025
Canada: Government announces new trade and financial sanctions on several entities and Russian "shadow fleet" (February 2025)
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Canada: Government adds two entities to the sanctions list for alleged sanctions circumvention (February 2025)
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Canada: Sanctions on certain Russian entities and trade restrictions related to the invasion of Ukraine (June 2024)
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Canada: Additional sanctions against Russia in the context of the invasion of Ukraine (November 2023)
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Canada: Additional sanctions against certain Russian entities (September 2023)
Announced: 22 Aug 2023
Canada: Additional sanctions against Russian military and nuclear sectors (August 2023)
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Canada: Sanctions on Russian entities and arms exports restrictions (July 2023)
Announced: 19 Jul 2023
Canada: Government imposes sanctions on Russian news companies (July 2023)
Announced: 19 May 2023
Canada: New sanctions against over 20 Russian entities (May 2023)
Announced: 19 May 2023
Canada: Sanctions against a Russian publishing company
Announced: 05 Apr 2023
Canada: Sanctions against Belarusian companies (April 2023)
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Canada: Import ban on Russian aluminium and steel
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Canada: Additional sanctions on trade with Russia and Russian entities
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Canada: Price cap on seaborne petroleum products from Russia
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Canada: Sanctions against more Russian media entities
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Canada: Government prohibits the provision of financial and transport services related to Russian oil above USD 60 per barrel
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Canada: Sanctions against 15 Belarusian commercial entities
Announced: 28 Oct 2022
Canada: Government sanctions more Russian energy companies
Announced: 14 Oct 2022
Canada: Government imposes sanctions on the Russian state-owned TV network
Announced: 29 Sep 2022
Canada: Government expands sanctions to the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine
Announced: 02 Sep 2022
Canada: Government commits to a price cap on Russian oil and petroleum products exports
Announced: 19 Aug 2022
Canada: Government imposes sanctions on Concern Avtomatika
Announced: 29 Jul 2022
Canada: Sanctions on 17 Russian commercial entities
Announced: 14 Jul 2022
Canada: Further sanctions on Russian oil, gas, chemical and manufacturing industries
Announced: 08 Jul 2022
Canada: Government imposes sanctions on Russian media companies and prohibits gold imports
Announced: 27 Jun 2022
Canada: Additional sanctions against Russia and Belarus
Announced: 08 Jun 2022
Canada: Government bans the exports of 28 services to Russia
Announced: 31 May 2022
Canada: Sanctions against 4 Russian financial entities
Announced: 20 May 2022
Canada: New restrictions on trade with Russia
Announced: 06 May 2022
Canada: Sanctions against Russian defence companies
Announced: 11 Apr 2022
Canada: Government imposes sanctions on 33 Russian defence companies
Announced: 05 Apr 2022
Canada: Government prohibits provision of insurance services to Russian aviation and aerospace industries
Announced: 05 Apr 2022
Canada: Government restricts export of insurance services and certain goods and technologies to Belarus
Announced: 24 Mar 2022
Canada: Government bans the exports of certain goods and technologies to Russia
Announced: 23 Mar 2022
Canada: EDC withdraws export finance support to Russia and Belarus
Announced: 10 Mar 2022
Canada: Government bans petroleum imports from Russian and imposes sanctions on Russian entities
Announced: 08 Mar 2022
Canada: Government tightens investment review for Russian investors
Announced: 08 Mar 2022
Canada: Additional sanctions against Belarusian entities
Announced: 06 Mar 2022
Canada: Government prohibits any Russian ship from entering Canada
To be prolonged: 12 Oct 2022
Canada: Government withdraws the Most-Favoured-Nation tariff treatment from Russia and Belarus
Announced: 26 Feb 2022
Canada: Government announces sanctions on "selected Russian banks"
Announced: 24 Feb 2022
Canada: Government imposes sanctions on Russian entities in response to Ukraine invasion
Announced: 22 Feb 2022
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